打擦邊球 [－－边－]

Jyutping
Pinyin dǎ cā biān qiú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bend the rules
  2. to skirt around the issue
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然法例禁止中央官员瞒报资产，但系佢哋好多时都打擦边球，将资产列入家人名下。
    雖然法例禁止中央官員瞞報資產，但係佢哋好多時都打擦邊球，將資產列入家人名下。
    • Although officials must report all their properties and assets, they often list them under their family members to avoid persecution.